Resultados para "Limit" en Antologías y relatos breves

This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers. From the Spaeman's peculiar advice and a laird who is transformed into a frog, to a fugitive hiding in a dark cave and the stoor worm battling with Assipattle, this book celebrates the distinct character of Scotland's different customs, beliefs, and dialects, and is a treat for all who enjoy a well-told story.

Half vampire and half angel, Violet was abandoned amongst the humans in London as a baby. Suddenly discovering monstrous powers on her 21st birthday, she thinks she's the most dangerous creature to prowl the streets. She's wrong. When a snarky angel falls into her lap and her adopted sister disappears, she's forced into a new role: huntress.

The wolf princes are her enemies, fated mates, and protectors in a deadly world of witches and werewolves. Hours of fated mates wolf shifter romance set in Oxford, England, with British princes. Escape into a unique world of suspense and mystery, forbidden attraction, and sizzling love scenes. Rosemary A. Johns is a USA Today best-selling author who writes addictive paranormal romance, where the men know how to share. Includes: Only Perfect Omegas, Only Pretty Betas, and Only Protector Alphas.

La riqueza temática y narrativa de estos relatos no restringe su versatilidad teórica ni conceptual. En la superficie, nada más aceptable y familiar que los relatos de Yamila Bêgné: el ejercicio de control parece haber sido llevado al máximo y conjugado a la perfección con las tramas...

The Odyssey by Homer in the Samuel Butler translation, narrated by Michael Bronks. Follow Odysseus through treacherous seas, encounters with gods like Athena and Poseidon, and mythical creatures such as the Cyclops and Sirens. Experience the epic journey of Greek mythology, heroism, and adventure that defines The Odyssey in its full, timeless form.

The story concerns the attempts by a prince and his followers to shield themselves from a terrible plague which is devastating the surrounding area and to carry on living lives of pleasure. Their attempts ultimately prove futile. The Red Death is the name of the infectious disease which causes people to die within 30 minutes. Those who are infected bleed profusely from their skin, especially their faces, before they die. Some six months after the arrival of Prince Prospero's guests, a masked ball is held for them.

A female passenger travelling in a by rail is intrigued and increasingly frightened by one of her companions in the compartment. Entirely covered by a cloak, are their intentions nefarious, supernatural or entirely innocent?

The story takes place aboard a transatlantic ocean liner. A passenger named Brisbane is puzzled when the steward behaves oddly while taking his luggage to his stateroom, number 105. In the middle of the first night, Brisbane is further perplexed when his roommate suddenly leaps down from the upper berth and runs out of the cabin. In the morning, Brisbane learns that his roommate has gone overboard - and was the fourth consecutive occupant of the same upper berth to do so.

Weigall remembers talking with Wyatt about the soul and afterlife. Wyatt states, 'If I had my way, I should stay inside my bones until the coffin had gone into its niche, that I might obviate for my poor old comrade the tragic impersonality of death.' The characters wonder about death and the destination of the human soul when it occurs. Weigall does not believe that the marshy bog, the Strid, has taken his friend, but when he sees a hand raised above the surface of the water, he knows it must be him and he desperately and quickly saves him.

In the story, a young, scientifically minded college professor finds an old bronze whistle while exploring the ruins of a Knights Templars' preceptory. That night, he blows on the whistle and a vision comes to him of a dark expanse with a lonely figure in its midst. The sound also appears to call up a gust of wind, but the sensible professor dismisses it as a coincidence. More strange incidents follow, however, to shake his disbelief in the supernatural.

John makes up his mind to marry May Forster, the prettiest young woman in the village. After John asks her to marry him several times, May finally agrees. John says that his love for May is so great that he would come back from the dead if that was what she wanted him to do. Two days before his wedding, John leaves to visit his seriously ill godfather. May begs him not to go because she has a feeling that something bad will happen. John reassures her that nothing will prevent him from arriving at his wedding on time.

A deadly assassin. A desperate witch. A past that won’t stay buried. I’m Amber DeLea—ambitious witch, potion mistress extraordinaire, and daughter to a woman slipping further away each day. My life is a constant battle, whether it’s cursed runes, treacherous coven politics, or dark forces closing in. But nothing haunts me more than my mother’s unravelling mind, and I’m running out of time to find a cure. The last thing I need is Bastion—the deadly griffin assassin who shattered my world—being ordered to protect me.

THE POWERFUL NEW BESTSELLER FROM ONE OF THE NATION’S FAVOURITE STORYTELLERS AVAILABLE ON AUDIO. Harry always knew he would go back one day … Eighteen years ago when he was a boy, he had made a decision that drove him from the pace he knew and loved. In those early years, between boy and man...

Immerse yourself in a world where the wonderful Stephen Fry reads some of the more memorable short stories of our time. A brilliant combination of reader and writer come together in these seven short stories available on digital download only. Stephen writes “Saki remains, from a distance of a...

পরশুরাম (রাজশেখর বসু) রচিত "গড্ডলিকা" পাঁচটি ভিন্নস্বাদের গল্পের সমাহার। রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর এই বইটি সম্পর্কে বলেছেন "বইখানি চরিত্র চিত্রশালা"। তাই বইটির সমালোচনায় তিনি বইটিকে 'গড্ডলিকা প্রবাহ' নামে অভিহিত করেন। পরশুরাম শব্দ দিয়ে ছবি এঁকেই বিচিত্র মানুষের ঢল নামিয়েছেন এই "গড্ডলিকা"-য়। সৈয়দ মুজতবা আলী এক চিঠিতে রাজশেখর বসুকে জানিয়েছিলেন, "আপনার সমস্ত পাণ্ডুলিপি যদি হারিয়ে যায়, আমাকে বলবেন, আমি স্মৃতি থেকে সমস্ত লিখে দেব"। কৌতুকের আশ্রয়ে তৎকালীন সমাজেরই জীবন্ত সব চরিত্রদের মেলা বসিয়েছেন "গড্ডলিকা"-য়।

Crawl Space and Other Stories of Limited Maneuverability is a collection of stories about the fallout from limited maneuverability, whether it be the horror inside the walls of a New York City apartment, the firing of a professor on a college campus, bullying in the basement of an orphanage, the restraint a father feels reaching out to touch a youth, the confinement inside jockey underwear, the consolation of a typewriter over an unreported violence, an actual hanging by boys after a church service, the fatal end of a patient’s world following a hospital miracle, and more.

It's a wet and blustery day outside, but inside the old shop, Bagpuss and his friends are warm and busy. As the rain patters on the window, Madeleine, Gabriel, Professor Yaffle and the mice from the Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Organ find ways to turn a grey afternoon into something quietly magical. Originally published as a picture book by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, Bagpuss on a Rainy Day is now released for the very first time as a gentle, immersive audiobook.

From international best-selling author Leigh Michaels – the third book in an interwoven trilogy Paige thought they were in love – but when her mother’s needs collided with Austin’s ambition, he left Paige behind. With their marriage ended, Paige moved on. And so did Austin. He has a daughter – a little girl born not long after the divorce. Now Austin’s back in Denver and he needs the help of Paige’s home-help agency – and Paige – to get him and Jennifer settled in their new home. But is it only Paige’s help Austin wants? Or has he come back to reclaim Paige herself?

Romance in the Commieblocks is a collection of 11 short stories and flash fiction about love, rebellion, and everything in between.

Get three absolutely gripping crime thrillers set on the UK's atmospheric north Norfolk coast from number one best-selling British author J M Dalgliesh in this great value collection.